Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-26
Saturday, march %, Iss7.
DULL DAY Ar THE CAPITOL.

DULL DAY AT THE CAPITOL.
A Small Attendance of The Legisla-
ture And But Little Business Trans
acted-The Shortest Session Sf Ine
season I'm The House-A Substitute
Bill Reported Making Changes I'm
LAW Relating To Births, Marriages
ARd Deaths - Henry l.. Goodwin
Gains Po1nt-No DISCRIMINATION
To BE Allowed BY Life Insurance
Companies Against Persons of Color
New State Prison DIrectors-The
Philadelphia Trtp-Other Matters of
Interest.
HARTFORD, March 25, 1887.
Especial to the JOURNAL AND CoUR1ER.l
This has been an unevsntful day at the Cap
itol When the House was called to order
there were scarcely quorum present, and
the session one of the shortest of the sea-
son. But little was done aside from receiv-
ing committee reports and eoncurring on
several matters with the Senate. Friday is,
as a rule, non-working day with the legis-
lators. The Thursday evening trains carry
many of the Solons from the halls of legisla-
| ton to their homes, where they generally
remain until Tuesday of the next week.
There were but few committee hearings
bulletined for to-day. Those held were OF
minor Importance and but slimly attended.
The committee ON humane institutions re-
ported an interesting substitute bill to the
House. 1t provides that physicians and
medical examiners shall, in giving eertif-
Gates of death on application, state the full
name of the deceased, the place and date of
death, the age, sex and color, whether single,
nd @
wife or a widow, of whom, the occupation,
birthplace and residence, and if in a tene-
ment house, with how many families,
the name of the father, the
cause of death, the duration of the
disease and the name and address of the
medical attendant. If no physician attended
if the attending physician is unable by
reason of sickness, death or absence to make
such certificate the nearest of kin shall pro-
cure such certificate from some other repu-
table physician or member of the local board
of health and leave it with the registrar of
the town to obtain a burial permit, and no
deceased shall be buried without such per-
NIT. The registrar shall record the place of
burial other than in public cemetery. The
town registrar may appoint with the ap-
prevail of the selectmen two sub-registrars in
convenient locations who may issue burial
permits and who shall forward to the regis
trars the certificates on which permits are
issued within seven days. These certificates
are TO be preserved by the registrar. The
registrar of each town shall transmit to the
secretary of the State board of health on or
before the seventh day of each month NOR
tality statement in a form to be prescribed
by the State board. Permits for disinter-
ment may be issued as permits for burial are
issued, but no disinterment shall be allowed
in June, July, August or September, except
for legal investigation, nor shall any disin-
terment permit be issued where death re-
suited from an infectious disease unless I'M
der the direction of the health officer of the
tewn The above is revision in part of the
several laws on this subject.
Henry L. Goodwin was jubilant to-day
over the referring of his memorial and the
accompanying resolution asking the commit
tee on railroads to investigate the returns OF
the Consolidated road to the committee on
judiciary by the House to day. Mr.. Good
wins memorial and resolution were taken
from the table on motion of Mr.. Davis, of
Haddam. The judiciary committee has fixed
next Thursday as the day which the hear
ing on the matter shall take place. Mr..
Goodwin on that day will make his COM
plants, and Consolidated road officers, rep
resented by the Hon. Henry G.. Robinson,
will endeavor to prove the falsity of the
statements of the roads antagonizer. Mr..
Goodwin says he will create big stir in rail-
road circles when he is given chance before
the judiciary committee.
There were but few stars on the calendar
when it was taken up. The bill to prevent
discrimination by life insurance companies
against persons of color was passed without
debate in concurrence with the Senate. The
bill to prevent the sale of liquors at agricul
tural fairs was rejected by the Senate, but
when it reached the House to-day the matter
was tabled for future consideration. The
House concurred with the Senate in passing
the bill providing that insurance brokers
shall obtain certificates from the insurance
commissioners.
There were several Senators absent when
that body was raped to order by Lieutenant
Governor Howard. Governor Lounsbury
sent the following nominations to the Sen
ate for State prison directors to serve four
years from July LIST: Willis Bronson of
Hartford, Thomas Sanford of Redding and
Ransom T. Hewitt of Wethersfeld; to
serve three yeass from July 1, 1888, Pro-
fessor Francis Wayland of New Haven,
aud for one year from that date
The following were nominated for
the board of agriculture for
two years: jonathan P Barstow of
Norwich, and Albert Day, of Brooklyn. The
bill providing for Connectieuts representa-
ton at the Philadelphia centennial of the
constitution on Septem Der II was passed. An
appropriation of $40, 900 is made. The reso-
luton appoints legislative committee of
four senators and four representatives, the
lieutenant governor and the speaker. Sena-
tor Gallagher made one of his witty speech
es, in which he favored the appropriation.
There would only be an expense OF So, 900, as
So, 900 would be saved from the annual en-
campment, the troops going to Philadelphia
not going into camp. The thanks of tbs
Second regiment due to Senator Gala
CHER for his speaking in favor of their going
to Philadelphia. Senator Beckwith spoke of
the jealousy between the regiments as to
which should go. Up rose Senator Gallagher
and said that as the First went to Yorktown
the Second should go to Philadelphia. He
thought the choice lay between cheese two
regiments and supposed that the one to be
sent would be the which between now
and September should excel in drill. Several
senators made short patriotic speeches.
April was fixed as the limit for the recep-
ton of committee reports.
There is bill before the legislature pro-
viding that the railroad commissioners shall
require that net less than two per cent. nor
more than five per cent. of the grade cross
ings shall be annually changed, SO that they
shall no longer cross at grade. The bill also
provides that: IF the highway changed
shall cross over the railroad the structure ne
cessary therefor and the approaches thereto
shall be maintained and kept in repair by the
party bound to maintain such highway; but
if it shall cross under the railroad said struc-
ture shall be maintained and kept in
repair by the company operating
said railroad. 1t appears that this section
would compel the town Should it be bound
to maintain the highway to maintain that
part Of the road that passes over the railway
and the approaches; but if the highway
shall go under the railroad, it approaches to,
and the part under the railroad shall be
maintained by the railroad company. It is
generally conceded that the approaches to
and the road over the railway should also be
maintained by the railroad company, and
that this section should be made to read Sc
as there can be no apprehension in regard to
the matter.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.